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Milkweed assassin bug nymph

zelus longipes

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

approx 1 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on key lime tree

Reference Links:

Florida Nature: Zelus longipes - Assassin Bug

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Comments (10)
LarsKorb
nice series of this fragile looking buddy
Ashish
I am missing all due to long raining here.. Can not take out camera... :(
auntnance123
Thank you, Ashish. It's been an interesting week with these guys. One day the tree was full of them; and now most have grown up and flown away.
auntnance123
I've added two final pictures to this spotting. The first is of an emerging adult; and the second is of an adult with its black wings.
auntnance123
There were quite a few of these on this tree. And many were in that pose. I've added a fourth photo of one with a captured fruit fly.
lori.tas
That's funny Carolina, it should have a caption reading "I need a hug".
Carolina
Someone wanted to hug you in the second picture :)

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Animal Young of Florida
Photographed
PublishedAugust 29, 2011

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